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Hardcover Captor's Image: Greek Culture in Roman Ecphrasis Book
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ISBN: 0199735875

ISBN13: 9780199735877

Captor's Image: Greek Culture in Roman Ecphrasis

(Part of the Classical Culture and Society Series)

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An influential view of ecphrasis--the literary description of art objects--chiefly treats it as a way for authors to write about their own texts without appearing to do so, and even insist upon the aesthetic dominance of the literary text over the visual image. However, when considering its use in ancient Roman literature, this interpretation proves insufficient. The Captor's Image argues for the need to see Roman ecphrasis, with its prevalent focus...

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